Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 1890
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving house
2十二
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Receiving wealth
− Installing doors, Breaking ground
3十三
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
4十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Fasting and Taoist rites
5Minor Cold
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
6十六
Epiphany
Orthodox Christmas
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Planting
7十七
+ Placing the bed, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Weddings
8十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Breaking ground
9十九
+ Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
10二十
+ Weddings, Travel
− Digging wells, Praying for blessings
11廿一
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
12廿二
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Funeral procession
13廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Felling trees, Opening for business
14廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
15廿五
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Building temples
16廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
17廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Opening for business
18廿八
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Hanging bed curtains
19廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Buying property
20Major Cold
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Training oxen and horses
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
21正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Burial
22初二
+ Travel, Laying foundations
− Hanging a signboard, Moving into a new home
23初三
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
24初四
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Travel
25初五
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
26初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
27初七
+ Ritual bathing, Opening granaries
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
28初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home
29初九
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
30初十
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
31十一
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings